Joe Flacco got his first Cincinnati Bengals victory since being traded, as he found a sweet connection with Ja’Marr Chase in a thrilling win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
NFL fans got a real treat on « Thursday Night Football » as the Cincinnati Bengals snapped their three-game losing streak with a thrilling 31-30 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at home.
The Bengals, desperate for a win after starting the season 2-0, are now 3-4, while the Steelers fall to 4-2 on the year.
And while they may be well past their primes, Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco put on a show like it was the early 2010s in Cincinnati.
It started with Rodgers, who has gotten better by the week it seems with the Steelers in his debut season. He needed just eight plays to go 69 yards for a touchdown to tight end Jonnu Smith from 10 yards out, as he scrambled, surveyed and threw a strike to his man for the seven-point lead.
For Flacco, the success didn’t come right away in his home debut with the Bengals, as they were forced to punt twice. But the third possession saw the drive Bengals fans have been desperate for since Flacco was traded from the Cleveland Browns to relieve Jake Browning of his starting duties.
Flacco went 10 plays and 72 yards where he found Ja’Marr Chase on one of many passes, this one for an eight-yard touchdown to make it 10-7.
Then, Cincinnati’s defense came through immediately as momentum shifted to the home team.
